Independent 7117 by Phi
Excellent puzzle, solving time 27 mins. A mini-theme perhaps with symmetrically placed 4 down and 13 down similar. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 COWL (th)ICK thick hiding half of that … Read more >>
Day: 7 August 2009
Guardian 24,772 / Pasquale
Pressure of work has meant that this blog has been written in rather a rush, so apologies for any errors or typos. This seemed quite tough, but with Pasquale’s usual combination of fairness, … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,149 / Mudd
A fun challenge from Mudd with some creative indicators. Many clues had me entertained, and I picked up some new slang along the way. Across 9 SCARLATTI CARL (Nielsen) in SAT (day) + … Read more >>
Inquisitor 135 – Firsts for Chris and Lou by Schadenfreude
The preamble stated that the the puzzle commemorated significant anniversaries of two related events which occurred exactly 50 years apart. Single letters or words had to be removed from all of the 40 … Read more >>
EV873 Capital Reasons by Raich
The preamble made this sound more complicated that it turned out to be. Once a few answers were in the puzzle fell in to place quickly and the straight definitions were mostly guessable … Read more >>